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BridgeApplication · Adobe

CVE-2023-44329

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 13.0.4 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.4 (and earlier) and 14.0.0 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.4 and earlier and 14.0.0 and earlier contain an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability. When a user opens a malicious file, the uninitialized pointer can be dereferenced, leading to disclosure of sensitive memory contents. This memory disclosure can be leveraged to bypass ASLR security mitigations.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied security update from Adobe to remediate this vulnerability. Until the patch is applied, users should avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
BridgeApplication
Affected:<= 13.0.4= 14.0.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Bridge is installed
    Look for Adobe Bridge in the program files directory (typically C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2024 or similar), or check the Windows registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Adobe Bridge.exe
    Affected if Adobe Bridge is present on the system
  2. Identify the installed Adobe Bridge version
    Right-click the Adobe Bridge executable, select Properties, and view the Version tab, or open Adobe Bridge and go to Help > About Adobe Bridge
    Affected if The displayed version is 13.0.4 or earlier, or exactly 14.0.0
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Review the version number against the affected ranges: any version <= 13.0.4 or version 14.0.0
    Affected if Installed version falls within <= 13.0.4 or equals 14.0.0
  4. Assess file opening behavior
    Determine if the user or application opens files from untrusted or unknown sources, which is required to trigger this vulnerability
    Affected if Users routinely open files from untrusted or unknown sources without validation

A user is affected if Adobe Bridge version 13.0.4 or earlier, or version 14.0.0 is installed AND the application is used to open files from untrusted sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 13.0.4
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied security update from Adobe to remediate this vulnerability. Until the patch is applied, users should avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Adobe Bridge 14.0.1 or later (verify latest available version on helpx.adobe.com)

  1. 1. Close Adobe Bridge if it is currently running
  2. 2. Navigate to the Adobe Bridge download page on helpx.adobe.com or the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
  3. 3. Download and install the latest version of Adobe Bridge (version 14.0.1 or later)
  4. 4. Verify the installation by opening Adobe Bridge and checking the version number under Help > About Adobe Bridge
  5. 5. Ensure users are warned not to open files from untrusted sources, as exploitation requires victim interaction to open a malicious file
Caveat Minor: Standard security update; no major feature changes expected

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Bridge Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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